Planter.



am in eases PATBNTED FEB. 19, 1907. W. H. HOLSCLAW.

PLAN TER.

APPLICATION FILED JAH.24,1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

amsm I I wmflw KW N0- 845,'003. PATENTED- FEB. 19, 1907.

W. .H. HOLSGLAW.

PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.24,1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

3 Suveuhw UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILFORD H. HOLSOLAW, OF LOUIEVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO B. F..AVERY't-SON S, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, A CORPORATION OF KEN- 'TUGKY.

PLANTER.

Nae 15,003.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

Original application filed September 10, 1903, Serial lIo. 172,647.'Divided and this application filed January 24, 1907. Serial No. 35 3 ,857 i To all whom it may concern.-

-Be a known that I, WILFORD H. HoLs- CLAW, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State ofKentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planters;and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

lever and its sector's.

' mounted on carrying-wheels 3.

' converge near of means for supporting the in their lowermost'Tposition out of contact The invention relates to improvementsinplanters, and particularly to such as are supported by suitablecarrying-wheels and an axle and are provided .with pivoteddragembodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal section through the central portion of the planter,portions being. shown in side elevation. Fig. 3 is a top plan view ofthe planter. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 5 isadetailsectional view through alpart'of the operating- Fig. 6 is adetail viewshowing a portion of the planter-frame and illustrating themanner of mounting the seed-hopper thereon, the gears being shownslightly separated. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail perspective view of abearing-sleeve and surrounding mechanism formingpartof the presentinvention.

In embodying the present invention in.

practical form I preferably provide a framing 1, which may be termed arigid frame, which framing is supported by an axle 2,

' The framing 1 is made'up preferably of flat bars, but may be formed,of course, of any suitablyshaped material, the

their front ends and terminating in forwardly-extending parallelportionsposed at the rear of the longitudinal central lire thereof.

bars being arranged to overlapping the sides of a ton 'ue 4,retainingbolts being passed through t 1e parallel 'portions and thetongue; The bars comprising framing 1 diverge rearwardly, as clearlyseen in Fig. 3, and then extend rearwardly substantia ly parallel toeach other. The said bars are thus spaced apart at their rear ends, thetwo inner bars 7 7 of framing 1 bein connected at their rear ends bybolts 8 8,

which, with the bars 7, form what may, be termed an .inner loop or innerframe. The bars 7 are prevented from spreading laterally by bolts 8',and each of the bolts 8 is provided with a surroundin sleeve or tube 10,which is of a length equal to the distance apart of the bars 7, each-ofsaid sleeves or tubes faces of the bars 7 for preventing movement of thebars 7 toward each other. The bars 7 are bolted intermediate their lenth to'the upstanding shoulders 17, formed on bearing-sleeves 17, 'whichsleeves are loosely mounted on the axle 2. The two other bars of framing1 produce what may be termed an outer frame. Bearing-sleeves 16, formedwith upstanding shoulderslG, are loosely mountedon the axle 2, and thebars of the having its ends engaging the 1111161" outer frame are boltedto the shoulders 16 of said sleeves.

A seat 15 is provided and carried by a standard '6, formed, preferably,of an 11 per part 14 and'a lower part 13, conrecte together by suitablebolts in such manner that the upper and lower parts of the standard aresusceptible of adjustment with respect to each other. A block 9 isprovided, with apertures for receiving the bolts 8, together with theirsleeves, and said block 9 is formed with a vertical bearing-face 12, towhich the lower end of standard 6 isbolted or otherwise suite ablysecured. The block 9 is preferably retairedinplace by a set-screw -11,threaded through the block into engagement with ore of the bolts 8. Theseat 15 is disi'ramirg and in the liiifront of'the seat 15 is arranged aseedbox or hop er 5, which is provided with suitable seed-Joppingmechanism of any preferred ty e, (not 1 llustrated,).which dropping =mecanism is arranged to be operated by a gear-wheel 19. i The gear 19 isadapted during operation. to mesh with'a gear 1Sfor being actuatedthereby, the said gear-1S beri-ngfixedto a sleeve 18 m cle'arlyseen'inFig. 4, which sleeve'surrounds and is fixed to I the axle 2. Said sleeve18 is of sufiicient length to extend from one off the bearing- :sleeves17'to the other of the bearing-sleeves 17, so that said bearing-sleevesare prevented from bein moved toward each other,,and owing to t e-rigidity of the connection betweenthe inner and outer'frames oftraining 1 the sleeve 18, determines the'position'of the framing 1 andparts-earriedfthereby with respect to the axle. To the hopper are se-'cured brackets 5 5 which brackets are also secured to a'pivotally-mounted irame embodying side bars 52 52; The-sidebars 52extend forwardly and upwardly from .beneath the hopper and at theirforward endsare pivotally connected to upwardly-extend- .in 'g bars 5353, which bars 53 are fixed in the forward end of the framing 1. Thebars 52 I I when thehopper 5 is in its lowermost posi .jtion rest."npon:the bearing-sleeves '17, as '-'c le arlyjsfeeii*n1', the hopper 5 beinthussupported by "id -bar's upon the said s eeves 'drdiilginmechaiiism-is in.

opper -5 is pro- W1 I gi' latei'erllytherhom across the path ofInovementofjeperating means here+ inafter deseribiedl ""Preferablyivotally con? nected With the bottom-of the opper in the usual mannerand arranged'to receive the discharge therefrom" is'ga chute 42, a whichchute-extends into a delivering-bootAZ, ear 5' rie d by a curved bar44,which bar'also'car-i riesfa fulIOW-,OPe1l.i]1gl Sh0VQl 43 Thechute 42projects. loosely intothe said boot, so that the said boot and chute maybeimovedtele scopicallyand independently of each other. o I In theframing 1, immediately inthe rear 1 of the, tongue:4, is arranged asta'iidaidZO whichstandard;v is vertically and longitudi- I nallyshiftable" ."The' standard is I, engaged above the 'framing' by anupstandingbrae- -ingframe,'whichisfffiired to the framing 1. I Saidupstanding frame consists preferably of "inclined bars or jstraps21*"and'f laterally-anrangedinclined bars qr'straps 22, the bars 21being secured at their front ends to the framing' l'and'to the tongue 4by a bolt passing throughtheconnected parts. The laterallyarrangedinelin'ed bars 22'are'fixed to :1 nd extend frorn thefnp'perportion ofthe bars 21 outwardly'andfdownwardly to and arecon-i 5 5 nected withthe] bars of the outer franie of 'thefrarning 1. Thebars 21 are spacedapart f at the-upper endsa sufficient distance for ac'-" stop orprojection draft. I tween the'bars 7 of the'inner frame of framing'l,and: the saidbars 7 are'provided with I connecting bolts the-under face.ofthe tongue 4 and extends 'roller 28,.whic I standard imposition forsubjecting the stand-,

eornrnodatingthe standard therebetweenf, The; bars 21 areconnected" attheir up er end'slby bolts 2 surrounded. by an antifriction roller=23and Y I the bolt'2 6-being' surround antilriction-roller 24, saidantifric'tion-rollers. being preferabl in the form of sleeves adapt- 5and-26;- the bolt being 7 ed by a similar I I carried by the'leve'r 65'ed to engagett 'e' respective front" and rear {edges of the standard'20to guide and zposiz' 23 and 24 are of a length equal to the spacebetween the bars 21' and have their ends engaging the inner faces ofsaid b'ars,"so as to prevent the bars from being 'rnoved toward;

each other? It'is thus'seen' that the said upstanding frame serves toguide thezs'tandard 20 and at the-same time to prevent the up er] Q endof t Sfiandard m ngthrown' out-" wardlylor otherwise'moved out ofproperipo sition when subj 'ected The standard 20 also [extendsbecarrying antifriction-rollers to the strain due to the 23 and 24,engaging the opposite'edgesflof the standard 2 estandard', the ear ofsaid yoke beinisupplied with an antifrietiona engages the rear edge ofthe ar'dto draft, the entiredraft applied to the and itsJ associatedjparts. The-,st a-ndard, therefore -does not receive its draft through0.: A draw-bar-27 is fix'ed'to v rearwardly to the standard' 2O'." .Therear Qendof draw-bar 27is "fovided with'a 'okeor ,I

I stirrup surrounding t standard 20 being applied through the yoke thefram ng 1'-,- and hence doesnot tend .to

strain the framingduring operation. I Thestan'dard ZO is designed to befreely reciprocated vertically, and I have illustrated in the drawingsan eflicient means for accom plishing this result, which construction ofstandard; The standard 20 I involves a special consists ofa pair ofplates with a rack-bar 29 interposed therebetween.- The/parts of the 1of course firmly bolted or. otherse'cured together, and v the teeth ar.

I for; being 'ZQr'are preferably disposed I periphery prorplates. Of theStafid f1 0' e framing 1, and .the iQ f ter'end ofisaid shaft is,journaled insa standard 34, rising. froman'eX- tension-frame 3 5,whicheXtension-franie. pro jects laterallyfrom one of the bars of theouter frame of the framing 1. I obvious that: any, suitable bearih smavbe provided for the/shaft 32 -"aside q om fi t 'osespecifically,described. A seotor37i's'r1gidly fixed to the rock-shaft32, preferably near, the

outer end thereof, and a lever 36 has its lower end looselyfitted uonthe shaft 32 Gontiguous to"sector'37., in adjustable latchf38 is 36 inposition for engag ingany of the-notches formed in the 'en'ph- I ery. ofsector 37.- The latch 38 is pre ly era ' It isof; eoiirsej slottedlongitudinally and clamped rigidly in place by suitable bolts or otherretaining means for locking the lever 36 and sector 37 againstindependent movement. When it is desired to alter the relation of thelever 36 to the shaft 32, the bolts or other retaining means for -thelatch 38 are loosencd, and the latch is raised out of engagement withthe the sector 37 will move with it, and the shaft 1 32 will becorrespondingly moved.

In order to retain'the shaft 32 .at any given adjusted position, thelever 36 is provided with any' spring-actuated, latch suitable,preferably 39, which latch is longitudinally slotted and is arran ed tosuccessively engage the notches of a rac 40, which rack is rigidly fixedto the f standard 34. i The latch39 is pref'erably'connected by asuitable rod with a'bell-crank lever 41, pivoted near the free end ofthe lever 36 in-positi on for forminga'hand or grip lever formanipulating the latch 39. The latch 39 is preferably inclos'ed in ahousing 39*, (seen best in Fig. 5,) which housing is retained in placeby a rivet, bolt, or other securing means assed through the housing andthrough the ever 36, said rivet also extending through the longitudinalslot formed inthe latch 39. As indicated in Fig. 5, one of the boltswhich I retains the latch 38in place may be utilized also as a retainingmeans for the housing 39*", the said bolt extending from said housingthrough the longitudinal slot in the latch 39, through the lever-36, andthrough the slot in the latch 38. A spacing-sleeve -40 may be providedfor the last-mentioned bolt for preventing housing 39. from beingpressed toward'the lever 36. v

The lower end of the standard is preferably curved forwardly foradaptingit to receive a cultivating-point or other im lement designed to preparethe soil for the furrow-opener 43. In employing the planter for plantingcotton or corn 1 preferably fix to the lower end of the standard 20 adoublewinged sweep 30, which sweep'is adapted for taking ofi a portionof the ground, usually at the top of a ridge, and leaving the groundover which the sweep passes at a proper the corn or cotton. The standardis of course adapted for receiving various forms ofcultivating-pointsfas, for instance, when listing. cotton or corn.

A double moldboard-plow, or what is known as a middle 'burster, isusually applied to theistandard. I i i The. curved bar '44 has its frontend ex tending between the side. plates of the standard 20 and securedtherebetween by bolts 44 44 ,which are passed through the standard 20and through said curved bar 44., The standard 20 is providedwithapertures 44 forthe reception of the bolts 44*, and it is obviousthat as many of the apertures 44 'may be provided as desired, so that.the

curved bar 44 may nally of the standard 2-0 by simply removing the bolts44*, moving the bar 44 to the de-' sired position, and then replacingthe bolts 44" in the new set of apertures 44*. Thus the furrow-openingshovel 43 may be adjusted vertically with respect to the standard 20and'the sweep 30, the depth of the furrow be adjusted longitudiproducedby'shovel 43 being'accordingly varied, and-the boot 42", carried by bar44, may be adjusted with respect to the chute 42,

as indicated at 50, said bars 46 extending of the inner frame of theframing 1. A transverse bolt 46 connects bars 46 near the rear endthereof, the said bars 46 being spaced apart by bolt 46*, the said bbltand sleeve being at'a sufficient distance in the rear of the rear endsof the bars 7 to permit the free upward swinging of the pivoted frame.Below the bolt 46 the curved rear ends 50 of the bars 46 are en- 1clampscarrying a shovel-standard 49.

lowerend of each shovel-standard 49 carries a covering-shovel 45. It isof course 'obviabout the curved portion 50 of the respecbe altered. Thebars 46-are a sufficient distance apart and. so positioned as to causethe shovels 45 to engage the ground along lines parallel With'the shovel43 and on opposite sides thereof, so as to fill or partly fill thefurrow opened by the of the chute 42 the grain deposited there.- fromwill be covered.

' It willbeobserved from Fig. 4 of the draw- .in'gs that eachof the bars46 extend beneath one of the lateral projections 54, each of the freearticulation of the drag-bar fame. so as 1 to enable the shovels 45toaccommodate said boot serv ng as a shiftable seetion'of the line of thefurrow-opening shovel 43, and as the shovels 45 are in the rear' bars 7and the contigurearwardly beyond the rear ends of the bars 7 a sleeve46, which surrounds the gaged by adjustable clamps 51, each of slaid iIIO ous that when one of the clamps 5] is moved tive bar 46 the angularrelation of the respec- 1 tive shovel 45 to the surface of the earthwill gprojections being spaceda sufficient distance 1 abovetheres'pective .bar 46 for permitting 1 w ng themselves to theusual-'unevennessof the surface ofthe groundwithout the bars-46"engagingprojections It Obvious, "of" course, that when the drag-bar frame isvlifted to a; certain'degree'the bar's 46 will. come into ontactwith theprojections 54, and if the bars 46 are then lifted still further the hoper will be swungin vertical planes upward y out of operative position,the gear 19 beingdi'sconnected from the gear 18.

The frame embodying the bars 52 serves to guide the hopper -5 In itsmovementyand 'after' the hopper has been lifted guides itin its-returnto the proper position for having the gear 19 again mesh with, the gear18 when the bars '46 are lowered In order to. make possible theready manipulation' of the drag-bar frame for accomphshing the moving ofthe'seedh0pper,to an meiperative osition, the respective bars 46' ofsaid drag-bar frame are engaged by chains 47, "which chains extend tothe standard'ZO and are detachablyz connected therewith by .means ofsuitable ooks or other detachable connecting means 48' 48. It is to beob-" served that each of the chains 47 may have any one of several ofits links engage the cor-' res onding connecting means '48, so that thesai chain is adjudtfible vertically with re- 0 'spect to the standardZO'and-the drag-bar frame is also thereby rendered adjustable withrespect to said standard '20, the said drag-bar frame being of courseadjusted in vertical planes with the vertical adjustment of the chains47. It is of course obvious that 1 other means may be employed forconnecting the standard with the bars 46 as may be found desirable, thefunction of such con necting'means being rincipally to transmit motionfrom one of the connected elements tothe other; In the particularembodiment of the invention seen in the drawings move,- merit is'jmparted from the standard 20 through cha1ns47 to the drag-bar-frame;-butjother movement may be transmitted by other connecting meanswithinthe spirit of the.presentlinvehtion. There is, however, aspeelaladvantage in the use of the ch'ains47 in the.particular-embodiment illustrated in the drawins as the said chainspermit the ifree pivota movement ofthe bars 46. It is of courseolivious'that when the chains 47 are. taut the'beams' lfiare'still atliberty to swing (ipivotally upjwardl but may not ownwardly elowthe'limit fixed by the taut conditions of the chains. It is, "however,noted that in operation the stand-, ard 20 is sufiicintly lowered topermit the chains 47 to rema n slack. The dragbar frame is thus free tobe lifted independently of the liftifig means illustrated, .as, forinstance, by grasping the said frame and manually lifting the same, andwhen'so lifted the bars 46 ,will engage the projections 54'alnd 65*movethe hopper 5 for-discennectingthe opever having their lower erportion of a pin or'bo olt is passed throng is'being lowered the hopper5 downwardly therewith into an operative osition', after which the swingdownwardly in operation and would strike theaxle 2 but'for the fact'thatthe'bearing's' 17 are elongated sufiiciently for having their outerendsform seats to support the I position. This prevents the bars 46;fromvolving shaft or axle. T

.When only a light draftisrequired, duet) he nature of theconditions ofthe soil and the implement applied to the ower end of the standard 20,the draft is a t, which pin" or through the front but when a heaviedraft. is required the draft lsp'referably applied to the lower end. .56 (of: the same bolt, so. that the heavier draft'will I bars 46 whenthe'bars are in their lowermost edges rest'upon a re' plied to the'u'p.3??- h' the tongue 4 and end of the .draw bar. 27;.

becaused to act directly upon the draw-bar 27 This places the I upon therear edge of the standalrdgZO, a greater proportion of draft beingrequired for producing forward movement bf the standard 20 with itsimplements in the groundthan for'producing a forward-move, 'ment of thebalance of the planter. r

greatest strain directly" As clearly seen in Fig. 3, rests may be pro vvided for, the feet of the operator, such footrests consistingof treads57, secured to and projecting laterallyfrom thebars 46 in front of theseat 15.

From the foregoingfit is, to be observed that when it is desiredtooperate the present IC OI I improved planter inconveyi'ng the planter tothe field, the lever 36 is swung and rearwardly, tc-be raised, elevatingthe chains 47 and the downwardly dragbars 46, and consequently liftingthe hopper 5 to an ino the parts of the p v wheels are thus free fromthe groundr ahdthe seed-dro ing mechanism-'- is fn-an inopera' tive con1tion. After the-planterarrivesat the field where theplantin erativeposition {All of anter except the carrier which causes the standard 20is to "be done the lever 36 is swung upwardly and forwardl sufiicientlyfor lowering the standard-20 m the desired extent, which results 1npermitting the chains .47 to become slack, al

owing" the bars 46 to drop to a'p'osition perinitting'the i shovels 45to engage the ground by force of gravit should fail'to, drop, owing tofriction orrnst of the arts, the operator may readilfy'h the said barsdownwardly by lacing is feet upon the treads 57. As. the raw-bar'frameis free to swing and-designated by Serial No. '172,647, the' If the bars'46 or connectedparts force" atent f or improves claims herein beingdirected solely to matter not claimed in said other application.

What I claim is- 1. In a planter, the combination vigithan,

axle and carrying-wheels therefor, of bearingsleeves loosely surroundingsaid axle, a main frame fixed to said sleeves, a frame pivotallyconnected with said main frame in position for resting upon the saidsleeves when thepivoted frame is in its lowermost position, and seedmechanism sustained by said pivoted frame.

' 2. In a planter, the combination of carrierwheels, 'an axle sustainedthere-by, --bear1ngsleeves loosely surrounding said axle, a main framefixed to said sleeves, and a pivoted frame pivoted to said main frame inposition for resting upon said sleeves when the pivoted frame is in itslowermost position. i

3. In a planterfthe combination with carrying-wheels, and an axlesustained by said wheels, of sleevesloosely surroundingsaid axle, a mainframe fixed to said sleeves, a"

pivoted .frame pivotally connected with said main frame in position fornormally resting upon some of said sleeves, a seed mechanism carried bysaid pivoted frame, .a gear foractuating said seed mechanism arrangedfor being in operative relation to the seed mechanism only when saidpivotedframe is in its lowermostpos'ition, a drag-barframe pivotally connected with the main frame in position forhaving the bars of saiddrag-bar frame rest upon some of said sleeves when the drag-bar frame isin its lowermost position, and means for simultaneously lifting bothsaid drag-bar frame and seed-m'echanism-carrying frame.

' 4. In a planter, thecombination with an 5. In a planter, thecombination with an axle and supporting means therefor, of aframe anddraft-tongue, said frame comprising inner and outer side bars spacedapart at their rear ends, and having forward converging ends secured tosaid tongue, bearing boxes for said axle, said bearing-boxes beingformed with shoulders, and means securing the rear separated ends ofsaid inner and outer side bars to said shoulders.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILFORD i1. 'HoLsoLAW.

Witriessesw C. H. FEsLER, T. C.VHUMVPHR IES.

